Automobile hoist



Nov. 3, 1925.

M. BAKER AUTOMOBILE HOI S T Filed Aug. 6, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l JH/ A vllsmvlll l..

Nov. 3, 1925. 5 1,560,071

M. BAKER AUTOMOBILE HoIsT Filed Aug. 6. 1924 2 sheets-sheen 2 Patented Nov. 3, 1925.

` UNflrso STATES MYRON BAKER, OFBRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

AUTOMOBILE HOIST.

Application filed euses 6,719.24- seriei Ne- 730.421..

`zen of the'United StatesJ residing yat Bridgeport, in ,the county of Fairtield,A State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Automobile Hoist; and l ydo hereby declare the vfollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of .the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the .art to which it appertains to malte and use the same,`

The inventionrelates `to automobilehoists, andhas for its object "to` provide a device of this character particularly adapted for use on automobile Wreck and repairwagonaand .one which .may be easilyv and quickly at taelied to the chassis ofthe automobile truck.

,A further object is to provide repair .truck hoist comprising spaced supporting .lesspivotelly eenneeted to breekets longitudinally adjustable onbars, the upper ends of which supporting legs are securedtoa right angularly `disposed beam spaced from the ends of the beam `and ,means `ooope rating vwith the inner end of thebeam whereby the outer' end of die beeni may be adjusted .et various distances from the ground according to the load that is hoisted, for instance the forward endofanautomobile, Alsoito provide .bleek eed fell ineens .eXteodieedoWo- Werdly romrtbe ooeer'end of the beeio for attachment to an automobileto be hoisted.

A further object is yto provide a vertically .disposed eezble drone .robetebly mounted on e vertically disposed shaft, which shaft is provided with e Wormeeer with Wbieb .e :worm meshes, .seid vorm seerrbeies provided with, eV removable ain whieb eooperebes with e pill eerbied by bbedrum during@ eeble WindL ing operation, and. when removed allows freedom .of rote-tion of .the drum ytor euroeline' purposes., thereby allowing tbe bleek end fell .to .be .eesilyeXteilded-to.Position or use` .With the eboyeend .other obieebs in view the inv-.e11tiearesi-des .in .the oombinebioie and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth., :shown in the. draw-.ina .deseribed 'and Claimed, it being understood thetebeiiges iii the-pnejeise'embodiment of the invention moy be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the hoist showing the same applied to a conventional form of truck.

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the device.

vFigure 3 isa vertical transverse sectional .view taken on line --ofFigure 1". I i V. l e l Figure 4 `is a detail perspective view of a portion of vthe rotatable drum ,and Worm ,geanpart ,being :shown in section to .better illustratefthe structure, i

Referring Ito the drawing, the numeral l designates a chassis of a conventional form of automobile and 2 longitudinally disposed ,angle bars, therear ends ofhwhich are se,- cured toa transversely disposedbar 3 conf .nested to' .die ,Chassis and the .forwerdeiids Vof .which are secured tothe chassis `iIianjy suitable meneer, however Preferablyby meansoflplates 4r. Adjustably mounted and 'longitudinally movable on the i angular shaped bars 2 are brackets 5, `which brackets are provided with `Ugshaped lmembe'rs whiclrhool under the verticalportions 7' the bars 2, and with horizontally disposed lianges -8 which engage the upper'sides of lthe bars 2, and through whioh flanges and the upperiportionsof the bars 2, bolts 9 ex# tend forfholding the brackets 5 in various longitudinal positions for supportingthe def yioeas a whole in various .fpositions .in'relaf ltion to `the rear end of the chassis 1 Bolts yextend through apertures 10 in the bars 2, therefore it will be seen that the brackets f5 may be easilyadjustedto various longitiidi nal positions. .Pivotal-ly mounted .ona ,transversely `disposed shaft 11 which entends through the brackets 5 are `vertically dis-V posed members 12 ieperellel reietioote .eeeb other, Aand which members iare held infspaced relation .toeachfot'her by means ,of the members ,13 and 145 interposed. between the sedie- Secured to the inner sides` of .the upright members l2 ere Plates le, Wbiehigpletes .eX- tend upwardly and terminatein horizontally disposed flanges y|16, which'tlanges oyerlie the upper' sides of tbe borizoidelly disposed beams Mend which Ibeams 17 are. secured `to `tbe Plates lelby meens-efrivets 18., therefore it will be seei1 that e-Pisid sorridere .ispfo vided. fHowever, to ,further brace the beams 1.7 .breee bers .1.9 .are Provided; wbieh bars erefeoeeeeted to die ieder: sides of. die beams 17, and incline downwardly and inwardly and are connected to the inner sides of the vertically disposed members 12, therefore it will be seen that a rigid hoisting structure is provided, which is pivotally mounted, and one which may be adjusted inwardly and outwardly for positioning the outer ends of the beams 17 which carry the block and fall l in various positions in relation to the rear end of the chassis 1 for facilitating a hoisting operation, for instance for hoisting the forward end of a vehicle for towing purl the plate above the beams 17.

Secured to the upper end of the shaft 24 is a worm gear 26, which worm gear rotates with the shaft 23 and is rotated by means of the worm 27 which engages the worm gear 26 and is carried by the transversely disposed shaft 28 rotatably mounted in the bearing blocks 28, mounted on the horizontal portions 16 of the plates 15, and is provided with an operating crank 30 adapted to be grasped by the operato-r for rotatingv the same and imparting rotation to the drum 23, and a consequent pull on the cable 21. Extending vertically through an aperture 31 in the worm gear 26 i is a removable pin 32, which pin extends downwardly adjacent the outer periphery of the cable drum 23 and into the path of a pin 33 carried by the drum 23, therefore it will be seen when the worm gear 26 is rotated, in the direction of the arrow a, the pin 32 will engage the lug 33 and cause the drum 23 to rotate with the shaft 24, thereby winding the cable 21 onto the drum and raising the hook 34 carried by the block and falls 20. It will be noted that by removing the pin 32 from the worm gear 26 the f drum 23 will freely rotate on the shaft 24, therefore it will be seen that the cable 21 may be easily unwound from fthe drum by y simply impart-ing a pull thereon Without interference by the worm` gear 26 and worm 27, consequently the block and fall may be easily and quickly lengthened for attaching the same to an article to be hoisted, and the pin easily and quickly placed in posi- 'l tion again for vimparting rotation to the drum 23 for a. hoisting operation.

The device adjacent its forward end and preferably .on the inclined braces 19 is provided with a single` block 35, through which the cable 21' may be passed for leading the same to opposite sides of the device forpulling the automobile out of a. ditch or the like. The angular position of the beams 17 may be l varied if desired by lowering the rear end thereof and holding the-same in various adjusted position by mea-ns of the chains 3G which are anchored to the chassis at 37, and extend upwardly through apertures 38 in the rear ends of the beams 17, and extend downwardly and provided with hooks 39, bwhich are hooked into eyes 40 carried by the From the above it will be seen that an emergency automobile `hoist or lift is provided which is simple in construction, may be easily and quickly applied to the chassis of an auto-mobile, and one which is positive in its operation and provided with means whereby the cabledrum may be released for allowing the rapid unwinding of a cable therefrom without interference from the hoisting mechanism.

The invention' having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is 1. A portable hoisting device comprising a horizontally disposed base, said base comprising spaced bars, brackets longitudinally adjustable on said spaced bars and extending upwardly, members carried by said brackets and extending downwardly and hooking under the spaced bars, vertically disposed standards pivotally connected to the upwardly extending brackets, horizontally disposed tiltable frame bars carried by the upwardly extending bars, said upwardly extending bars being-rigidly secured to the tiltable frame bars at points spaced from their ends and brace members `connecting the upwardly extending bars and the Vtiltable frame bars. l

2. The combination with atiltable frame of a portablehoist, of a base for suppo-rting said frame, said base comprising spaced parallel bars right angularly shaped in vertical transverse cross section and n having one of their flanges horizontally disposed and their other flanges vertically disposed, L-shaped brackets disposed on the spaced bars with one of their arms in engagement with the bars and adapted to receive securing means fo-r securing `the brackets to the bars in various positions, plates secured tothe inner faces of the brackets and engaging the inner faces of the bars, said plates having their lower end providedwith members overlying the undersides of the vertical portions of the bars and means for connecting a tiltable frame to said brackets.

VIn testimony whereof I h-ave`signed'my name to this specification.

f MYRON BAKER. 

